Grain History Plus 000267 "Historical Records" Volume 9 "Lv Empress Benji" 16: Some people pretend to be white faces, and some people have to pretend to be black faces

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Dongmu Hou Xingju said, "I have no merit in killing the Lu family, please remove the palace." He entered the palace with Tenggong, the Marquis of Ruyin, and said to the young emperor before him, "It is not Liu's foot, so I should not stand." Gu Hui left and right. Those with halberds shove their soldiers and leave. Several people refused to join the army, and the eunuch ordered Zhang Ze to tell him to join the army. Duke Teng called Shaodi out on a public carriage. Emperor Shao said, "Do you want to put me in peace?" Duke Teng said, "Leave it when you leave." He was driven by the emperor's law and welcomed the king in his residence. The report said: "The palace is to be removed." The king entered the Weiyang Palace in the evening. There were ten people holding halberds to guard the gate, saying, "The Son of Heaven is here, why are you entering under your feet?" The Taiwei went to the decree, and all ten of the audience left with their soldiers. The king came in and listened to the government. At night, the branch of Yousi executed Liang, Huaiyang, Changshan King and Shaodi in his residence. The king was established as the Son of Heaven. In twenty-three years, he collapsed and was posthumously named Emperor Xiaowen.

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In the "Zhulu Anliu" operation, the Marquis of Chemou "Liu Xingju" who served as the inner responder obviously made a lot of contributions, but he said:

"I have no credit for killing the Lu clan, please let me clear the palace (I have no credit for killing the Lu clan , please remove the palace )."

He entered the palace together with the Marquis of Ruyin who served as the imperial servant, that is, Duke Teng "Xiahou Ying", and said in front of the young emperor:

"You are not a descendant of the Liu family and should not be made emperor."

Then he turned around and waved his hand to let the guards around Shaodi put down their weapons and leave ( it was Gu Hui who held the halberd and left ). Some of the guards refused to leave. After the eunuch ordered "Zhang Ze" to explain the situation to them, they also put down their weapons. Teng Gong then called for a car and took the young emperor away from the palace. Shaodi asked:

"Where are you taking me ( to put me at ease )?"

Teng Gong said:

"Go out and find a place to live (stay out )."

Let him live in Shaofu. Then he waited on the chariot that the emperor was riding, went to the palace of the king to meet the king, and reported to him:

"The palace room has been carefully cleaned up ( Gong Jinxu )."

The king entered the Weiyang Palace that night. There were ten visitors holding halberds guarding the gate, and asked:

"The Son of Heaven is still here, who are you going to enter ?

The king called the Taiwei and asked the Taiwei to explain to them that the ten audience members put down their weapons and left. The king then entered the inner court to take charge of the government. That night, officials from the competent department went to the residences of King Liang, King Huaiyang, King Changshan and Emperor Shao to kill them.

The king was established as the Son of Heaven, and he died in the twenty-three years of his reign, with the posthumous title of Emperor Xiaowen.

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Zhu Lu An Liu's action finally came to an end. Not only did he kill all the men, women and children of the Lu family, but he also selected a more suitable candidate for the emperor. So, the next question is, what should the original old emperor do? After all, this little emperor who belonged to the reign of Empress Dowager Lu was not only a puppet, but more likely he was not the flesh and blood of Emperor Xiaohui at all. In other words, the old emperor will have to be driven away, and those who do this will have to bear the following titles. So, who should do this?

At this time, Liu Bang's grandson, the younger brother of King Qi who took the lead in sending troops to rebel against the Lu family a while ago, was also the inner responder of the entire Lu'an and Liu's actions - "Liu Xingju", the Marquis of Dongmu, who volunteered to undertake this task. He made great contributions in the whole operation to destroy the Lu clan, but he told everyone: " I have no merit in killing the Lu clan ." Why is this? I think it should be his brother, the King of Qi, who was not chosen as the new emperor by the ministers in the end. After all, in the action against the Lu clan, it was obvious that their family contributed the most, but the hero group used a sentence: "The family of the Queen Mother of Qi, Si Jun, is also a wicked person. If the king of Qi is established, it will return to the Lu clan. "I rejected their family's chance to be the emperor. I think the Marquis of Dongmu should be very dissatisfied at this moment, but he didn't dare to express it, so he had to choose to take on this task and help the new emperor to remove obstacles. Maybe he could take this opportunity. Win the favor of the new emperor.

In the end, with the presence of Duke Dongmu and the old minister Xia Houying, although there were still some "loyal" guards who wanted to protect the original little emperor, they all laid down their weapons after seeing that the situation was over. Therefore, the new emperor was able to stay in the palace that night. In addition, it is also for the sake of never having future troubles, so the little emperors who were supported by the Empress Dowager Lu and several princes surnamed Liu were also killed one by one that night. This is the sadness of being in the emperor's family! In short, the influence of Empress Dowager Lv has come to an end, and this "The Chronicles of Empress Lv" has also come to an end. As for Sima Qian's evaluation of this period? Let's keep reading. The above is what this little piece of history has given me.